Anticancer Activity, Attenuation on the Absorption of Calcium in Mitochondria, and Catalase Activity for Manganese Complexes of N-Substituted Di(picolyl)amine
posted on 2011-08-01, 00:00authored byDong-Fang Zhou, Qiu-Yun Chen, Yan Qi, Hai-Jian Fu, Zan Li, Kai-Di Zhao, Jing Gao
In order to find multifunction anticancer complexes, three Mn(II) complexes of N-substituted di(2-pyridylmethyl)amine were characterized and used as agents to interfere with the functions of mitochondria and the metabolite of O2 in cancer cells. It was found that carboxylate-bridged dimanganese(II) systems are good models of catalase and exhibit good inhibition of the proliferation of U251 and HeLa cells. The inhibiting activity of these manganese(II) complexes on the tumor cells in vitro was related to their disproportionating H2O2 activity. The reaction of carboxylate-bridged dimanganese Mn(II) complex with H2O2 forms a stable Mn(III)–(μ-O)2–Mn(IV) complex. Extensive experimental results show that chloride-bridged dimanganese(II) complexes could inhibit the swelling of calcium(II) overloaded mitochondria, and carboxylate-bridged manganese(II) complexes enhance the swelling of calcium(II) overloaded mitochondria. These results indicate that the interactions between Mn(II) complexes of N-substituted di(picolyl)amine and mitochondria are influenced by the structure and conformation of the complexes. Mn(II) complexes of N-substituted di(picolyl)amine could be developed as multifunctional anticancer complexes to interfere with the absorption of calcium(II) in mitochondria and the metabolite of O2 through the H2O2 or ROS involved signaling induced apoptosis of cancer cells.